European Cancer Observatory (ECO) is a project developed at the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) in partnership with the European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) in the
framework of the EUROCOURSE project supported by the European Commission. The ECO platform
provides a comprehensive system of information on cancer burden in Europe across three web sites:
EUCAN national estimates, EUREG registry data
and EUROCIM downloadable data.

EUCAN presents national estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence for 24 major cancer types
in 40 European countries for 2012. The standard methodology used may have produced results
different from those developed by national bodies.

EUREG permits the exploration of geographical patterns and temporal trends of incidence, mortality and
survival observed in European population-based cancer registries for 35 major cancer entities in about
100 registration areas.